The Washington critic., 1887-12-05
Private Secretary

Says the st. Louis Itepu6Licdn' Sen.
ator Hearst was born on the banks of
the Maramec. about thirty miles from
st. Louis. What he doesn't know
about mining is hardly worth knowing.
He has made millions In mines, and
owns mining properties In nearly all the
Western States and Territories and In
Mexico. Mr.. Hearst took little or no
interest In politics until 1881. In that
year he purchased the San Francisco
Examiner, then q struggling evening
paper. He placed clever men In con.
troll Of the paper, gave them plenty Of
money to run It, and now It Is one of
the most influential and prosperous
papers on the coast. In 1882
Hearst was candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Gov.
ernor of California, but was
after lively canvass and a stormy con
vention. On the death of Senator
Miller, Governor Stoneman appointed
Hearst Senator to fill the vacancy, and
last winter the Legislature elected him
Senator for the full term of six years.
George Hearst has fine supply of
hard common sense, but he has not
been much improved by art. His early
education was limited, and he was too
advanced In years when he got rich to
improve 1t. His native sense, however,
generally carries him through. He Is
reported to be worth about 81, ,000, 900.
and has never taken on shoddy airs.
He is as simple and natural now as
when he was a poor man working for
daily wages.
Senator Beck was the recipient the
other day, says the Cincinnati En-.
Quirer's Washington correspondent, Of
of q large sized cake, beautifully deco
rated with icing, from some Of his lady
friends In Louisville. 1t reached his
loom at the Capitol just as the Demo-
cratic Senators were gathering for their
first caucus. A number of his COL
leagues proposed that the Kentucky
Senator should cut the cake and divide
II among the caucusers. AT first he was
disposed to do this, but some one sug :
gested that 1t was too nice for that
crowd, when the Senator put II away,
saying that he would take 1t home to
Betty" Betty is his daughter, Mrs.
Goodloe, who resides here. Mr.. Beck
was very proud of the magnificent
piece OF confeclion.
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Says Frank G. Carpenter In his New
York World letter: AS to the decol-
lete dress resolution Of the recent con-
vention at Nashville, a report has been
circulated that Mrs. President Cleve-
land intends to establish the fashion OF
high.necked dresses In Washington
this winter. There is nothing In this
report, and Mrs. Cleveland, while she
will use her own judgment as to her
own dresses, has never had though,
of attempting to dictate the dresses oil
others. She wears her dresses Just 0
trifle open at the neck-and she has Q
beautiful neck and arms-but she has
not, as far as can learn, ever expressed
any decided opinion on the low.necked
dress question and she evidently thinks
with Mrs. Whitney, that this matter
should be left to the individual taste OF
each person. Mrs. Whitney think;
there Is nothing immodest about the
exposure Of the aims and neck, aud she
shys. very truly, that 1t has been the
custom from time immemorial to weal
dresses of this kind. and that It Is still
the custom In the circles Of every court
In Christendom. She does not think
such costume an unhealthy one, and
says she has never experienced any
evil results from 1t. Another Cablne
lady believes that decollete dresses will
. be worn to the end OF time
and says that the Queen o.
England makes them imperative
at her receptions. She thinks that they
aid In the preservation of healtt
rather than endanger 1t. and that thu
ladies are less liable to take cold
Washington reception rooms grow ex